Buch, Englisch, 356 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 810 g
Buch, Englisch, 356 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 810 g
ISBN: 978-3-031-42443-4
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
Medical practitioners have always been expected to abide by certain standards of conduct and uphold certain values, more or less throughout the world. In this book, besides discussing specific ethical issues, the author ponders questions such as the right to life and the integrity of the human person. Ethics in medicine takes account of the principles that underlie the best decisions, particularly in unusual circumstances – such as a pandemic. Many of these are enshrouded in the oaths most doctors take – the Hippocratic Oath is perhaps the best known, and has influenced numerous others over the centuries. However, these principles and the resulting conduct have taken different directions at various moments in history and in different parts of the globe, though always primarily oriented to the protection of human health. The author compares some interesting similarities and differences, tracing the main social, legal and religious attitudes, in what has come to be known as"medical ethics", with all its benefits to Mankind.
Alongside basic human dignity, four main values have been pivotal in medical ethics: , putting their well-being at the center of concern, and doing good. : never making a patient take risks, and never prescribing a doubtful treatment. : treating all patients in accordance with their health needs, never favoring or neglecting anyone on the basis of background, occupation, etc. : the patient can be informed about treatments and, when possible, should approve the prescriptions. The doctor must show empathy, respect for confidentiality, and responsibility.
Briefly, this overview of the medical profession’s ethics focuses on experience, principles, aims, virtues and above all the basic rules which in various places through the centuries have governed the tortuous paths of Mankind.
Written byan acclaimed expert in the field, this book is of value for all those working in healthcare, and people interested in its ethics.
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Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege
- Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
- Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword.- Acknowledgments.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Medical Ethics Before Hippocrates.- 3. Hippocrates and Greece.- 4. Rome, Barbarians and Medieval Codes.- 5. Far East: China.- 6. Near and Middle East.- 7. Portugal, Italy, England.- 8. Statement and initial development of Medical ethics In the 19th and 20th centuries.- 9. Italy.- 10. Ethics and Professionality.- 11. U.S.A. and U.S.S.R..- 12. Informed Consent.- 13. Medical Ethics in the World.- 14. The catholic doctor’s prayers Vatican city.- 15. Ethics In The 20th And 21st Centuries.- 16. Medical ethics and bioethics In the 20th century.- 17. Ethics Committees.- 18. Update to years 2020, 2021 and 2022, with information on COVID-19.
